There's no need to drop their heads. We played five tough sets, and down the stretch the guys stayed focused - that showed commitment to conditioning. |
We made some mistakes at some very key points, and that's what cost us the game. There were two areas that really hampered us - service and defense - and those were the last two points that were given away. When they led 13-12, to tie the game we missed serve to give them game point. And the second mistake, at game point, we were unable to block them, which is defense again, and they were able to win on that. |
With a full complement of players, I was able to move around people to see what kind of condition they were in and what game shape others had. It was pretty much an easy night, and I think the guys relaxed a bit in the third set and had to pull up their socks in the fourth set for the victory. |